James Gunn Recommends A Huge List Of Action Movies To Watch During Quarantine – Here’s Where To Find Each Of Them
By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2020 5:30 pm EST
Around the time when the United States began realizing just how serious the coronavirus pandemic was, writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) took to Twitter to share helpful recommendations about what people should watch while cooped up in their homes during the pandemic. Now he’s at it again, and this time he’s narrowed it down to (mostly) one genre: action. The filmmaker blasted out a series of action-heavy recommendations to improve your quarantine viewing, and we’ve done the legwork of figuring out where they’re available to stream or rent online.
Gunn crafted a first draft of this list that included 140 films, but eventually ended up whittling it down to only 54. You can read his original tweet thread here, but we’ve broken his recommendations into a list and provided information (if available) about where you can watch them online.
Kung Fu Hustle
Director: Stephen Chow Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
The Matrix
Directors: Lana and Lilly Wachowski Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
Die Hard
Director: John McTiernan Where to Watch It: Streaming on HBO Go/HBO Now
JSA: Joint Security Area
Director: Park Chan-wook Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi, rent it on YouTube or Google
Lady Vengeance
Director: Park Chan-wook Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Hero
Director: Yimou Zhang Where to Watch It: Rent it on YouTube, iTunes, Google, or Vudu
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Director: Ang Lee Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
The Heroic Trio
Director: Johnnie To Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
The Killer
Director: John Woo Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
The Legend of Drunken Master
Director: Chia-Liang Liu Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller Where to Watch It: Rent it on YouTube, iTunes, Google, or Vudu
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Director: Quentin Tarantino Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
The Villainess
Director: Jung Byung-gil Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
La Femme Nikita
Director: Luc Besson Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu, YouTube, and Google
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Director: Steven Spielberg Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
‘71
Director: Yann Demange Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Payback (Theatrical Cut)
Director: Brian Helgeland Where to Watch It: Rent it on iTunes
Equilibrium
Director: Kurt Wimmer Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
Seven Samurai
Director: Akira Kurosawa Where to Watch It: Streaming on the Criterion Channel
Rolling Thunder
Director: John Flynn Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu
James Gunn Recommends A Huge List Of Action Movies To Watch During Quarantine – Here’s Where To Find Each Of Them
By Ben Pearson/April 17, 2020 5:30 pm EST
Around the time when the United States began realizing just how serious the coronavirus pandemic was, writer/director James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) took to Twitter to share helpful recommendations about what people should watch while cooped up in their homes during the pandemic. Now he’s at it again, and this time he’s narrowed it down to (mostly) one genre: action. The filmmaker blasted out a series of action-heavy recommendations to improve your quarantine viewing, and we’ve done the legwork of figuring out where they’re available to stream or rent online.
Gunn crafted a first draft of this list that included 140 films, but eventually ended up whittling it down to only 54. You can read his original tweet thread here, but we’ve broken his recommendations into a list and provided information (if available) about where you can watch them online.
Gunn crafted a first draft of this list that included 140 films, but eventually ended up whittling it down to only 54. You can read his original tweet thread here, but we’ve broken his recommendations into a list and provided information (if available) about where you can watch them online.
Kung Fu Hustle
Director: Stephen Chow Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
The Matrix
Directors: Lana and Lilly Wachowski Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
The Bourne Ultimatum
Die Hard
Director: John McTiernan Where to Watch It: Streaming on HBO Go/HBO Now
Where to Watch It: Streaming on HBO Go/HBO Now
Edge of Tomorrow
JSA: Joint Security Area
Director: Park Chan-wook Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi, rent it on YouTube or Google
Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi, rent it on YouTube or Google
Elite Squad: The Enemy Within
Lady Vengeance
Director: Park Chan-wook Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi
Where to Watch It: Free on Tubi
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Director: Christopher McQuarrie Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Bullitt
The Yellow Sea
The Raid: Redemption
Hero
Director: Yimou Zhang Where to Watch It: Rent it on YouTube, iTunes, Google, or Vudu
Where to Watch It: Rent it on YouTube, iTunes, Google, or Vudu
Night Watch
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Director: Ang Lee Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
Taken
The Heroic Trio
Director: Johnnie To Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
The French Connection
Robocop
The Killer
Director: John Woo Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
The Legend of Drunken Master
Director: Chia-Liang Liu Where to Watch It: Currently unavailable
The Legend (Fong Sai Yuk)
Mad Max: Fury Road
Director: George Miller Where to Watch It: Rent it on YouTube, iTunes, Google, or Vudu
Kill Bill: Volume 1
Director: Quentin Tarantino Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
The Villainess
Director: Jung Byung-gil Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Revenge
Crank
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Escape From New York
Battle Royale
Full Contact
Oldboy
Thunderball
La Femme Nikita
Director: Luc Besson Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu, YouTube, and Google
Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu, YouTube, and Google
Léon: The Professional
Magnum Force
Speed
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Director: Steven Spielberg Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
‘71
Director: Yann Demange Where to Watch It: Streaming on Hulu
Payback (Theatrical Cut)
Director: Brian Helgeland Where to Watch It: Rent it on iTunes
Where to Watch It: Rent it on iTunes
Equilibrium
Director: Kurt Wimmer Where to Watch It: Streaming on Netflix
John Wick
Mesrine: Killer Instinct
Mesrine: Public Enemy #1
Where Eagles Dare
Ms. 45
Green Snake
Captain Phillips
Seven Samurai
Director: Akira Kurosawa Where to Watch It: Streaming on the Criterion Channel
Where to Watch It: Streaming on the Criterion Channel
Rolling Thunder
Director: John Flynn Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu
Where to Watch It: Rent it on Vudu
The Wild Bunch
V For Vendetta
Brotherhood of the Wolf
If you’re looking for even more movie recommendations from James Gunn, be sure to seek him out on Twitter. He’s already promised that a “comedy or romance” list is in the works, and you can read the replies to this action list for his interactions with fans about which superhero movies he would have included, which movies almost made the cut, and more.
